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Speech On the contrary - My now grown children don't think anymore about their speech than I do about mine. They may not be 100% perfect, but they are very clear. Speaking comes naturally to them. They do not struggle. You cannot know what it is like for a child who was implanted as a baby. You...

"Perfect" speech and speech therapy It is actually not true that speech therapy is a lifelong endeavor anymore. The ability to speak well depends upon the ability to hear well. Learning spoken language without hearing is very difficult and did require years and years of therapy prior to...

Oral Successes Being a successful oral communicator is so much easier today than it was 30 years ago. It is easiest to speak well if you hear well, and today's cochlear implants and hearing aids enable children to do just that. Check out the kids who were implanted early at...

DD - It's people like you with your nastiness and vitriol who years ago chased us as far from the deaf culture as we could get. To answer your questions - I rarely comment on posts like this anymore because people like you attack me and because my daughters are now old enough to speak up for...

I am the parent of two now grown children who were implanted as babies. You absolutely need to get both viewpoints and then make an educated decision. Those in the deaf culture cannot possibly educate you about the benefits of a CI because they don't have that firsthand experience. My...